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VG247.comSat, 01 Aug 2015 21:19:19 +0000en-UShourly1http://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.2Left 4 Dead 2 is now uncensored in Australiahttp://www.vg247.com/2014/09/16/left-4-dead-2-is-now-uncensored-in-australia/
http://www.vg247.com/2014/09/16/left-4-dead-2-is-now-uncensored-in-australia/#commentsTue, 16 Sep 2014 09:00:34 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=491537Valve has released a patch for Left 4 Dead 2 players in Australia, bringing the gore and violence to the shooter to match the rest of the world.

Having passed the newly-introduced R18+ classification, the game is now going to be identical to the versions sold everywhere else in the world, except Germany. It’s going to have all the gore and blood you can’t do without.

You simply need to head over to the game’s Steam page, or find the patch through the game’s DLC tab on your Steam client.

“I can tell you that without the original Turtle Rock team, Left 4 Dead never would have happened,” he said. “It’s our creation, we gave birth to it. That is not in any way to diminish Valve’s contribution to the game – they had a huge contribution. Those guys are smart, they know their shit.

“They were really good sort-of mentors for us. When you’re in with those guys, we were always able to take our ideas and throw them at them and see what they thought.”

According to Robb, the idea for Evolve was in the making before Left 4 Dead.

“It actually pre-dates Left 4 Dead,” he said. “We were talking about this idea before Left 4 Dead was anything, before we even thought of Left 4 Dead.

“Left 4 Dead almost came about just from watching the community and watching what people were doing, whereas this was an idea where we were really like, ‘Wouldn’t it be cool if…’

“[But] this is the point where Turtle Rock proves that we are our own independent entity.”

]]>http://www.vg247.com/2014/02/12/left-4-dead-never-would-have-happened-without-turtle-rock-says-co-founder/feed/1Left 4 Dead 2 patch updates both Windows and Linux versionshttp://www.vg247.com/2013/05/24/left-4-dead-2-patch-updates-both-windows-and-linux-versions/
http://www.vg247.com/2013/05/24/left-4-dead-2-patch-updates-both-windows-and-linux-versions/#commentsFri, 24 May 2013 15:31:52 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=370650Left 4 Dead 2 has been patched with updates which apply to both the Windows and Linux versions of the zombie infested shooter. One of the bigger fixes is to a Jockey exploit, the bastard, which will no longer allow players to insta-kill him when shoving the jerk mid leap. Other fixes include restoring sounds and the like. The full thing is posted below courtesy of PCgamesN. As usual, the patch will apply when you fire up Steam.

Windows

Changes:

Updated some mutations to remove instances of invalid weapons or enemies
Fixed Cold Stream image in Campaign select menu
Fixed possible insta-kill when shoving a jockey who is mid-leap
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]]>http://www.vg247.com/2013/05/24/left-4-dead-2-patch-updates-both-windows-and-linux-versions/feed/0Left 4 Dead 2 Linux beta build is livehttp://www.vg247.com/2013/05/04/left-4-dead-2-linux-beta-build-is-live/
http://www.vg247.com/2013/05/04/left-4-dead-2-linux-beta-build-is-live/#commentsSat, 04 May 2013 14:34:17 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=363955As promised earlier this week, the Left 4 Dead 2 Linux beta is live. The beta build allows Linux owners to play the game natively, and comes with the new Extended Mutation System. Those who currently own Left 4 Dead 2 will see the beta in their Steam library, and the complete game comes with authoring tools and the beta Dedicated Server. It also includes updated Windows and Mac clients, so even if you are not running under Linux you can help by testing the Beta. Further information can be found through the link to the L4D Blog.
]]>http://www.vg247.com/2013/05/04/left-4-dead-2-linux-beta-build-is-live/feed/1Left 4 Dead 2 cast now available in Resident Evil 6http://www.vg247.com/2013/04/06/left-4-dead-2-cast-now-available-in-resident-evil-6/
http://www.vg247.com/2013/04/06/left-4-dead-2-cast-now-available-in-resident-evil-6/#commentsSat, 06 Apr 2013 14:05:09 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=355796The Left 4 Dead 2 cast is now available for free to PC owners of Resident Evil 6. The characters are playable in the Mercenaries: No Mercy mode of the title, and it comes complete with the Midnight Riders tracks. Those who play L4D2 can now also shoot up the RE6 enemies Lepotitsa and Ogroman, which are new skins for existing enemies in the game. Hit up either game to get your mash-up.
]]>http://www.vg247.com/2013/04/06/left-4-dead-2-cast-now-available-in-resident-evil-6/feed/0Left 4 Dead 2 getting Resident Evil 6 treatment and vice versahttp://www.vg247.com/2013/03/15/left-4-dead-2-getting-resident-evil-6-treatment-and-vice-versa/
http://www.vg247.com/2013/03/15/left-4-dead-2-getting-resident-evil-6-treatment-and-vice-versa/#commentsFri, 15 Mar 2013 19:31:42 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=349674It’s official: Valve and Capcom are teaming up for a L4D2 and Resident Evil crossover of sorts.

The L4D2 cast will appear in Resident Evil 6’s “No Mercy” mode, exclusive to PC which will be released for free on April 5.

Each character comes equipped with a specific loadout created just for RE6 Mercenaries: No Mercy, and the Special Infected will be included as well.

This spring, the Lepotitsa, Napad and Ogroman will appear in Left 4 Dead 2, and currently, Valve is working on integrating them.

]]>http://www.vg247.com/2013/03/15/left-4-dead-2-getting-resident-evil-6-treatment-and-vice-versa/feed/6Left 4 Dead 2 Workshop adds Brütal Legend axe, Resident Evil 6 enemy teasedhttp://www.vg247.com/2013/03/09/left-4-dead-2-workshop-adds-brutal-legend-axe-resident-evil-6-enemy-teased/
http://www.vg247.com/2013/03/09/left-4-dead-2-workshop-adds-brutal-legend-axe-resident-evil-6-enemy-teased/#commentsSat, 09 Mar 2013 20:04:53 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=347680Thanks to a lovely teaser image linking to a Steam page by Capcom Unity this morning, I am now aware of two things: Valve is working on tutorials and examples of how to create content for the Left for Dead 2 Workshop using Bloodshots from Resident Evil 6; and The Brütal Legends Collection for Left for Dead 2 is available in the Workshop. So, instead of dispatching zombies with a projectile weapon, you can now use Eddie’s axe instead. Rock on. Hit up the links for more.
]]>http://www.vg247.com/2013/03/09/left-4-dead-2-workshop-adds-brutal-legend-axe-resident-evil-6-enemy-teased/feed/0Helm’s Deep Reborn map added to official Left 4 Dead 2 servershttp://www.vg247.com/2013/02/23/helm%e2%80%99s-deep-reborn-map-added-to-official-left-4-dead-2-servers/
http://www.vg247.com/2013/02/23/helm%e2%80%99s-deep-reborn-map-added-to-official-left-4-dead-2-servers/#commentsSat, 23 Feb 2013 20:29:55 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=343095Valve has added the Steam Workshop created Helm’s Deep Reborn map to the official Left 4 Dead 2 servers, alongside an update which fixes an issue with dedicated servers and workshop content. The map, as you’ve already figured out, adds Helm’s Deep from Lord of the Rings to the zombie shooter. It sounds kookie enough to make me want to try it despite being horrible at L4D2. Have a look at the map for yourself through here. Thanks, D’toid.
]]>http://www.vg247.com/2013/02/23/helm%e2%80%99s-deep-reborn-map-added-to-official-left-4-dead-2-servers/feed/1Left 4 Dead 2 user-created campaign Warcelona available; L4D2 Workshop in test betahttp://www.vg247.com/2012/11/10/left-4-dead-2-user-created-campaign-warcelona-available-l4d2-workshop-in-test-beta/
http://www.vg247.com/2012/11/10/left-4-dead-2-user-created-campaign-warcelona-available-l4d2-workshop-in-test-beta/#commentsSat, 10 Nov 2012 20:18:25 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=315031Warcelona, the fan-made campaign for Left 4 Dead 2, is now available for download. The campaign’s four maps recreate the route between the Sant Roc church and the National Art Museum of Catalonia in Barcelona. As PC Gamer notes, installing the campaign is a bit “complex at the moment,” but all complexities for such content will be alleviated once the Left 4 Dead 2 Workshop beta has finished, and becomes available to the public. The Left 4 Dead 2 Workshop, currently in test beta, will be expanded into an invite only private beta soon. Get more information on the beta and instructions on how to download Warcelona through the L4D Blog. A video for the campaign is below.

]]>http://www.vg247.com/2012/11/10/left-4-dead-2-user-created-campaign-warcelona-available-l4d2-workshop-in-test-beta/feed/4Left 4 Dead 2 is free-to-play this weekendhttp://www.vg247.com/2012/10/24/left-4-dead-2-is-free-to-play-this-weekend/
http://www.vg247.com/2012/10/24/left-4-dead-2-is-free-to-play-this-weekend/#commentsWed, 24 Oct 2012 19:47:53 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=310078Left 4 Dead 2 will be free-to-play this weekend, starting tomorrow, October 25. New players can start pre-loading the game now on Steam, and current players will be the recipients of a new achievemen called Good Guy Nick. The free-to-play weened ends October 29 at 10.00am PDT/1.00pm EDT. Thanks, Game Informer.
]]>http://www.vg247.com/2012/10/24/left-4-dead-2-is-free-to-play-this-weekend/feed/0L4D2 DLC based on Cabin in the Woods was planned at one timehttp://www.vg247.com/2012/09/22/l4d2-dlc-based-on-cabin-in-the-woods-was-planned-at-one-time/
http://www.vg247.com/2012/09/22/l4d2-dlc-based-on-cabin-in-the-woods-was-planned-at-one-time/#commentsSat, 22 Sep 2012 19:56:41 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=300048Left 4 Dead 2 had some DLC planned at one time based on the films Cabin in the Woods, according to the movie’s director Drew Goddard.

“We actually were going to do a downloadable L4D2 expansion pack, where you’d fight in the Cabin world, but then MGM went bankrupt so the delay squashed it,” he said. “But the people at Valve were still cool enough to let us use some of their monsters to fill the cubes in the background (I had a lot of cubes to fill.)

“By the way — the game was gonna be amazing. You were gonna be able to play in both the upstairs “Cabin in the Woods” world and the downstairs “facility” world with all the monsters.

“Believe me, I HATE all video games based on movies, they always suck, but porting Cabin into Left For Dead felt like the right fit. It pains me that it didn’t happen.”

]]>http://www.vg247.com/2012/09/22/l4d2-dlc-based-on-cabin-in-the-woods-was-planned-at-one-time/feed/4Steam Workshop support coming to Left 4 Dead 2http://www.vg247.com/2012/09/21/steam-workshop-support-coming-to-left-4-dead-2/
http://www.vg247.com/2012/09/21/steam-workshop-support-coming-to-left-4-dead-2/#commentsFri, 21 Sep 2012 15:44:31 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=299895Left 4 Dead 2 is getting Steam Workshop support as well as an “expanded scripting tool” so folks can create “deeper and more varied experiences inside of Left 4 Dead 2.” These features are planned for Linux users,” and will start in the middle of next month. More information is available through the Left 4 Dead blog. Thanks, PC Gamer.
]]>http://www.vg247.com/2012/09/21/steam-workshop-support-coming-to-left-4-dead-2/feed/2Mercy Hospital DLC for Payday: The Heist now available on Steamhttp://www.vg247.com/2012/07/25/mercy-hospital-dlc-for-payday-the-heist-now-available-on-steam/
http://www.vg247.com/2012/07/25/mercy-hospital-dlc-for-payday-the-heist-now-available-on-steam/#commentsWed, 25 Jul 2012 18:46:30 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=279755The free Mercy Hospital DLC is out today on Steam for Payday: The Heist. The content includes a map from Left 4 Dead, and those who own the first version of Valve’s shooter or L4D2 will get a zombie mask to wear in Payday. There’s more, though: “We also have some extra candy hidden in there for those who just can’t help ending up in the hospital,” said the game listing. Hit up the link for more.

]]>http://www.vg247.com/2012/07/25/mercy-hospital-dlc-for-payday-the-heist-now-available-on-steam/feed/0Zombies run amok in this L4D2 Cold Stream gameplay videohttp://www.vg247.com/2012/07/25/zombies-run-amok-in-this-l4d2-cold-stream-gameplay-video/
http://www.vg247.com/2012/07/25/zombies-run-amok-in-this-l4d2-cold-stream-gameplay-video/#commentsWed, 25 Jul 2012 15:18:12 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=279698The Cold Stream DLC pack for Left 4 Dead 2 is now available on Steam, and to give you an idea of what you’ll be facing, Pat and Sam braved the zombie hordes to bring you some gameplay footage. It’s posted below.

Blame the audio issues on the zombies messing about with the communication systems. Sneaky bastards.

Based on a community campaign, the Cold Stream DLC pack includes the maps: Cold Stream, Blood Harvest, Crash Course, Dead Air, Death Toll and No Mercy. There’s a few surprises in store as well.

]]>http://www.vg247.com/2012/07/25/zombies-run-amok-in-this-l4d2-cold-stream-gameplay-video/feed/4L4D2 Cold Stream DLC to release on July 24http://www.vg247.com/2012/06/30/l4d2-cold-stream-dlc-to-release-on-july-24/
http://www.vg247.com/2012/06/30/l4d2-cold-stream-dlc-to-release-on-july-24/#commentsSat, 30 Jun 2012 17:50:30 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=273920Valve has announced via the Left 4 Dead blog the Cold Stream DLC, which consists of the Cold Stream, Blood Harvest, Crash Course, Dead Air, Death Toll and No Mercy maps will be released on Mac, PC and Xbox 360 July 24.

Valve said there are some “surprises and details,” in store later, but for now it “just wanted to confirm an often requested feature.”

“With the update going out at the same time, all of the mutations will be available at all times,” said the blog post. “This will allow players to choose to match into games playing Taannkk!, Gib Fest, or even a user created mutation like Confogl.”

More information will be available closer to launch.

]]>http://www.vg247.com/2012/06/30/l4d2-cold-stream-dlc-to-release-on-july-24/feed/2L4D2: If 60,000 earn Connecting Fights achievement, Blood Harvest beta gets unlocked earlyhttp://www.vg247.com/2011/08/06/l4d2-if-60000-earn-connecting-fights-achievement-blood-harvest-beta-gets-unlocked-early/
http://www.vg247.com/2011/08/06/l4d2-if-60000-earn-connecting-fights-achievement-blood-harvest-beta-gets-unlocked-early/#commentsSat, 06 Aug 2011 16:00:37 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=192221Valve’s added an updated version of the original Left 4 Dead Terminal Map for Dead Air into Left 4 Dead 2, and it is handing out an incentive to test it for bugs and the like. This incentive will come in the form of an achievement called Connecting Fights, which is earned by playing a complete game of Versus in Dead Air. What’s more, once 60,000 people earn the achievement, Valve will unlock the beta version of Blood Harvest on Steam the following weekday. Think of it as the same as with the Dead Air incentive, only instead of the goal being 20,000, Valve has added and extra 40,000 on top of it. Get to work. Thanks, Shack.
]]>http://www.vg247.com/2011/08/06/l4d2-if-60000-earn-connecting-fights-achievement-blood-harvest-beta-gets-unlocked-early/feed/9Saturday Shorts – Battle: Los Angeles, DA2 glitch, Men of War, Dead Island musichttp://www.vg247.com/2011/03/12/saturday-shorts-battle-los-angeles-da2-glitch-men-of-war-dead-island-music/
http://www.vg247.com/2011/03/12/saturday-shorts-battle-los-angeles-da2-glitch-men-of-war-dead-island-music/#commentsSat, 12 Mar 2011 23:00:20 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=155718Lots of small stuff in the world. Quit looking for it. We have it. Hit the break.

Gamefront has posted a “how-to” of sorts for a Dragon Age 2 glitch on 360 that will boost your armor to 100 percent just by equipping and unequipping a shield.

Valve has updated L4D2’s Mutation mode this week with Hard Eight, which throws eight special Infected at players, thus the name of the mode.

But wait – there’s more.

The L4D2 team has also played around with Realism Versus making the Witch special Infected uncrownable.

“While the really short respawn interval was interesting, it removed our ability to increase difficulty in other ways,” said Valve over on the L4D blog. “Today’s update includes one of those other ways, the uncrownable Witch. Not only is she deadly in Realism but now she is also uncrownable. Good luck with that.”

Good luck, indeed.

Valve also said it will soon start adding Mutations created by community members. The next Mutation will be based on Raymond Nondorf’s mod and after that, Valve will start picking other user created Mutations.

Nondorf has posted a tutorial on how you can make one yourself through here. To make a Mutation, you will need to “build and test your mutation on the PC” but Valve pans to release them on “both PC and Xbox 360″.

Valve has sent over a lovely mail, reminding us The Sacrifice DLC for Left 4 Dead and Left 4 Dead 2 is out now available, as well as L4D2 on Mac.

The DLC is free of charge to all Steam users who own either L4D game, Mac users too now that L4D2 is available.

To celebrate, Valve has put both zombie shooters and their respective bundles on sale for 66 percent off: $6.79 each, $10.19 for the both, or $20.39 the respective four-packs.

The Xbox 360 versions of The Sacrificeare is now also available via Xbox Live today for 560 MSP.

Here’s some more information from the mailing:

The Sacrifice DLC for L4D1 is a separate download than The Sacrifice for L4D2.

In The Sacrifice for Left 4 Dead 1 gamers receive the complete Sacrifice campaign with maps playable in Campaign, Versus, and Survival.

In The Sacrifice for Left 4 Dead 2 owners receive “The Sacrifice” campaign playable with the Left 4 Dead Survivors. In addition, those with Left 4 Dead 2 receive L4D’s “No Mercy” campaign. Both campaigns are playable in Campaign, Versus, Survival, and Scavenge modes and both will feature the Left 4 Dead 2 Special Infected, items, and weapons. Yes, Zoey with a chainsaw.

Valve’s posted stats for Mutation modes in Left 4 Dead 2, and according to its findings, Realism Versus and Chainsaw Massacre were the two most popular of the lot.

Realism Versus was preferred by 41 percent of players during the week it was featured, a garnered 22 of L4D2 time played. This is was the main reason Valve maid it a permanent Mutation.

Chainsaw Massacre was “tried” the most, with 52 percent players getting in on the action and played 14 percent of the time.

The Hard Eight Mutation, was tried by 26 percent of players and was played 12 percent of the time during its run; and Survival Versus was tried by only 25 percent of players and only played for 4 percent of minutes logged the week it was featured.

Other modes, like Versus and Co-op, were played by 40 percent of L4D2 players daily while time playing Survival, Realism and Scavenge was split between 15 and 20 percent.

The top 3 Mutations based on percentage of players who tried it at least once:

52 percent – Chainsaw Massacre

45 percent – Last Man On Earth

41 percent – Realism Versus

The top 3 Mutations based on percentage of players minutes during featured week:

22 percent – Realism Versus

14 percent – Chainsaw Massacre

12 percent – Last Gnome on Earth

Valve said more Mutations are coming, like this week’s Gib Fest, and it will also be “tweaking and bringing back some of our favorites”.

Those who haven’t played Left 4 Dead 2 on PC in a while may wish to log in and load up the latest title update for the zombie shooter.

According to Valve, the update will hopefully stop players from “rage quitting” – like when bullets went through an Infected hitting a Survivor and were considered friendly fire.

That bit has been fixed for both Co-op and Versus.

The Charger and Tank were also tweaked a bit. In Versus Mode, the Charger will now give you a better score for “doing the right thing”, handing out more points for insta-kills, insta-incappeds, and ledge hangs. Tank changes are all statsis related, and can no longer be set on fire when in this mode.

“We checked some stats, did some testing, checked more stats, and did more testing,” wrote Valve on the L4D blog. “We have many more changes we are working on, some ideas failed, some were exploitable, and some were just bad ideas.

“What we are releasing today is not the sum of our answer to the problem, but simply some of the updates that are ready to ship.”

Valve said more updates are coming, and players could expect to “see more shortly”.

This week’s Mutation in Left 4 Dead 2 is Headshot, and it’s exactly what it sounds like.

Available for Campaign Mode, The only way you are going to kill the zombies coming at you is if you shoot ’em in the head.

Granted, a nice shot to the shoulder or leg will make them stumble a bit, but only blowing their dead brains out the back or decapitating them will do the full trick.

Also, the first part of the Versus Changes are rolling out in this update, and while Valve’s not removing Defibrillators, they have been changed a bit.

Dynamic Defibs are now based on map length and they are capped to one per map. It’s also no longer free, as there is a 25-point score penalty for using it.

Health kits are also less numerous and the Director’s dynamic Pill conversion has been removed. Previously, if the first team was injured, “the Director would spawn First Aid Kits instead of Pills for both teams”, now there will just be pills spawned.

Finally, the Jockey was given some minor buffs, his DPS has been increased, and he no longer has a damage delay.

While you are there, if you look in the corner of the main picture, and brighten your screen a bit, you will see a fuzzy image that looks like Alyx Vance holding a semi-automatic shaped like a “three”.

Update: Valve has detailed The Passing a bit more, citing the single-player, multiplayer and co-op modes that will be present in the DLC. It will also include weekly game mode events called “Mutations.” These week-long runs of new gameplay modes range from “Realism Versus” mode to “Chainsaw Massacre,” which gives all players chainsaws with an unlimited supply of gasoline. YES!

There are over 20 Mutations planned, each playable on all L4D2 Campaigns. Mutations are exclusively available to owners of “The Passing” DLC.

It will run you 560 MSP on XBL and will be free for PC.

More below the break.

Original: Valve promised it would be released this week, and now it looks like The Passing is set to arrive Thursday for Left 4 Dead 2.

The information was confirmed through two sources: Major Nelson and a tweet from Xbox Live Editor, Daniel Maher (via Ve3tro).

Good. Now we can wonder no longer.

Here’s the PR blurb.

“The Passing” offers a new co-operative challenge mode of play, support for infected bot play in Versus, a new “uncommon common” zombie class (the fallen survivor), melee weapon (golf club), and firearm (M-60).

Available for 560 Microsoft Points on Xbox 360 and free on the PC, “The Passing” takes place just after the Dead Center campaign of L4D2. Set in a small town in rural Georgia, players assume the role of the L4D2 Survivors as they meet with the L4D1 characters.

Exclusively available for Xbox 360 and the PC, L4D2 sets a new benchmark for co-operative action games. The title adds melee combat to enable deeper co-operative gameplay, with items such as a chainsaws, frying pans, axes, baseball bats, and more.

With the AI Director 2.0, L4D’s dynamic gameplay is taken to the next level by giving the Director the ability to procedurally change weather effects, world objects, and pathways in addition to tailoring the enemy population, effects, and sounds to match the players’ performance. The result is a unique game session custom fitted to provide a satisfying and uniquely challenging experience each time the game is played.

Finally, with new Survivors, boss zombies, weapons, and items, Left 4 Dead 2 offers a much larger game than the original, featuring more co-operative campaigns, more Versus campaigns, new Survival maps, and the new competitive game mode, Scavenge.

Achievements for the game popped up earlier today on the official L4D blog, which pointed to some new game elements – now we all know what they are.

Some Achievements listed for The Passing, Left 4 Dead 2’s first expansion, hint around at content that will be made available in the DLC when it is launched this week.

Should it launch that is – Valve has yet to post an exact date.

Per the official L4D blog, included are ones Valve said it’d be “crazy not to include”, like: Surviving the campaign, playing some Scavenge, using the new weapons, playing a Midnight Riders song, and smashing up some Survivors with a Charger.

There’s also a few listed that Valve calls “spoilery”, which involves something to do with footlockers, and something to do with mutations.

All sounds interesting, which it should hurry up and get here because we want it.

A DLC pack for L4D1 is expected to be released after The Passing, to explain just why the two teams met up in the first place.